Entrepreneurship

I'm sure that at this point you’ve heard about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, or Bill Gates... Good, let’s start by just saying that these are all entrepreneurs. And they started in their garage. You might be asking, what is entrepreneurship all about? Starting a business is the best example of it, but I've realized that real entrepreneurship is actually an ATTITUDE to LIFE.

Entrepreneurship by definition is "the ability and readiness to develop, organize and run a business enterprise, along with any of its uncertainties in order to make a profit." It is a very modern and versatile way of having a work future ensured. In fact, 582 million people in the world (approximately) want to be involved in the entrepreneurship business. That’s about 18.7%  of Earth’s population. 

For college career options, Business Administration would be the best choice for Entrepreneurship. Why? Because to be an entrepreneur, you have to know how to start your business, what it's gonna be about, and of course how to manage it correctly and in a way that does not fail. However, like anything in life, it is all about how you swim around uncertainty, take risks and learn from mistakes that will keep your business afloat. Entrepreneurs are DOERS.

You also have to keep in mind that in order to stand out from the crowd, you need to create something new and original (so people don't think “Oh that's a copy of…”) Thinking of an innovative idea is a key step before starting your business: How can you make something that already exists, better? How can you create the need for something that can make lives easier, or processes faster? How can you create something completely new, and make people buy it? How can you make your product stand out from the competition? How could people like your product more? How will you deal with competition?

Being an entrepreneur takes a lot of effort and dedication. But all that work and dedication can ensure you a future in which you can be successful, and enjoy what you do. This tendency, which is gaining more popularity and regularity every day, can provide you economical stability if your business is liked, supported and successful. 

Rodrigo Linera

6th Grade

How Dominicans Celebrate Independence Day

Independence day is a reminder to all Dominicans of how hard it was for our founding fathers, Juan Pablo Duarte, Matias Ramon Mella and Francisco del Rosario Sanchez to lead us to freedom. This is why it is really important for people to commemorate this day.

For us Dominicans, it was a hard journey towards our independence. First, our Founding Fathers worked to create a secret society called “La Trinitaria”. This group's purpose was to spark the ideas that would liberate us from the Haitian government of president Boyer, whose troops had invaded our side of the island. They worked for months to create a plan. The plan had a lot of twists and turns. Juan Pablo Duarte was even exiled to Venezuela, and he was there when the independence war began.

It was on the night of February 27, 1844, when Francisco del Rosario Sanchez raised the flag for the first time in la Puerta del Conde. At the same time, Matias Ramon Mella fired his “trabucazo” at “ La Puerta de la Misericordia” and declared our Independence. These events make these landmarks two of the most popular and loved places in the Dominican Republic.

Many Dominicans like celebrating Independence day, but some people don't. According to google the 27th of February is normally celebrated with a walk at the “zona colonial” or visiting “ La Puerta del Conde”. This reminds me and many people of how awesome, great and beautiful our country is. 

I decided to gather some information from people at school. I asked them how they celebrate independence day and why they think it is important to commemorate it. This is what they responded:

"We celebrate a family dinner and before eating, we pray and say thank you, kind of like we do on Thanksgiving. It is important because we have to celebrate our achievements and what other people did for us so we can be free and be the independent country we are today."

"I celebrate Independence day by going out to eat with my family typical Dominican food. But mainly we celebrate at school and we do fun activities like singing the anthem, dressing up or doing plays. To honor our country and to feel pride in our nationality."

"I don't really do anything special, but it's important to celebrate it because our independence may have saved us from lots of things."

"I celebrate Independence Day by going somewhere out of the city with my family and spending quality time with them. It is important to celebrate Independence Day since it is the day where we as a country got our independence."

"I usually just celebrate it in school, but don't really do anything else.  I think it's important because it allows us to be proud of our freedom and commemorate our founding fathers for everything they did for this country."

In conclusion, Dominicans celebrate Independence Day in different ways. What really matters is that we take time to thank and remember our Founding Fathers: Duarte, Sanchez, and Mella for all that they did for this country. Our Independence Day is an important and precious day for all Dominicans. Happy Independence day!!!

Daniella Garcia

7th Grade

Super Bowl halftime, a tribute to Black History

Hello! My name is Isabella and today I’m going to write about something that you may have watched last week, but not noticed and it is strongly related to Black History Month in the USA:  The Superbowl HalfTime.

You might be asking “What does Black History Month have to do with the Super Bowl HalfTime?” I will explain in detail.

It had been a while since LA had hosted a Superbowl. The whole setting of the halftime was “the hood” marked by famous west coast places, like the barbershop, the legendary music venue Eve After Dark and Compton burger joint Tam’s Burgers #21. 

This year's performers were not one, not two, but five different hip-hop artists as the headlining acts: Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, and Mary J. Blige. This is the first time in the Super Bowl History that the show is entirely formed by West Coast rappers. Even though Eminem was there (he’s a white rapper, but also Dr. Dre's protegee) the plot of the halftime show still honored black culture. Did you see Eminem taking a knee? This form of peaceful protest started a while ago to point a finger against police brutality and racial injustice, as well as growing tensions around race crimes.

The choreography, which involved Snoop Dogg, clad in Rams blue and gold, doing his signature crip walk, the show was an outpouring of West Coast pride—none more evident than when Dre and Snoop took to the stage to perform “California Love.” 

All these elements combined delivered a show very hard to forget. An homage to the evolution of Hip Hop in the entertainment industry, Dr. Dre. and his influence on the West Coast music, and the origins of the NFL and the Black people that pioneered the Super Bowl as the ultimate home for the best of entertainment.  

A look at the history of the Halftime Show proves it exists due both to Black entertainers on the screen and Black audiences at home. In my opinion, it had to be one of the best halftime shows ever.

Isabella Garcia

6th Grade

Valentine's Day Origins

Happy Valentine's Day readers!! To celebrate it properly, I will be explaining what Valentine's Day is, its origin, why it is celebrated, and what SHOULD REALLY be celebrated on this day. 

Valentine's Day is celebrated annually on February 14th. Where did it come from, you may ask? There are actually several Christian theories that name a religious man called Valentine. A martyr is a person who is killed because of their beliefs. Based on information taken from Britannica,“ According to legend, a priest signed a letter “from your Valentine” to his jailer’s daughter, whom he had befriended…​​ Another common legend states that St. Valentine defied the emperor’s orders and secretly married couples to spare the husbands from war. It is for this reason that his feast day is associated with love.”

Some rather believe that Valentine's Day began due to the fact that February 14 was the beginning of the bird's mating season. As you can see, there are many beliefs about Valentines’s Day’s origin.

Valentine’s Day is a holiday in which lovers, friends, family, etc. express their affection through gifts and greetings to one another.  However, some argue that Valentine’s Day is just a commercial holiday. In fact, the first commercial valentines in the United States were printed in the mid-1800s.

Here I will give some examples of really romantic activities you could do instead of just buying gifts:

• Go stargazing, stargazing is a very fun activity, where you can identify and observe the constellations in the sky. 

• Bake together. Baking together can create beautiful memories.

• Write letters to the ones you love.

Cupid, the Roman god of love, is the main symbol, along with hearts. Cupid is a baby who possesses a bow, of which the arrow shoots falls in love. 

The other symbols include candy, flowers, chocolates. In which flowers symbolize beauty. Candy and chocolate can symbolize sweet love. Back to the fact that this is the day that the bird’s mating season begins, birds can also be a symbol of love. 

In conclusion, Valentine’s Day is a very interesting holiday. A day to celebrate love in all its forms (of course, depending on your beliefs and concepts of it) Hopefully, this short article will have explained any misconceptions and misunderstandings. 

Written by Noris Espinosa

7th Grader

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